[00:05.99]On a warm summer's evening on a train bound for nowhere
[00:11.26]I met up with a gambler, we were both too tired to sleep
[00:16.08]So we took turns a-staring out the window at the darkness
[00:21.67]The boredom overtook us, and he began to speak
[00:26.46]He said, son I've made my life out of reading people's faces
[00:32.27]And knowing what the cards were by the way they held their eyes
[00:37.47]So if you don't mind my sayin', I can see you're out of aces
[00:42.94]For a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice
[00:49.08]So I handed him my bottle, and he drank down my last swallow
[00:55.67]Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light
[01:00.43]And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression
[01:05.70]Said, if you're gonna play the game, boy, you gotta learn to play it right
[01:10.92]You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em
[01:17.31]Know when to walk away, know when to run
[01:21.82]You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table
[01:27.40]There'll be time enough for countin', when the dealin's done
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[01:38.08]Now, every gambler knows, the secret to survivin'
[01:42.96]Is knowing what to throw away, knowing what to keep
[01:48.18]'Cause every hand's a winner and every hand's a loser
[01:53.75]And the best you can hope for is to die in your sleep
[01:59.21]So when he'd finished speakin', he turned back toward the window
[02:04.53]Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep
[02:10.12]Then somewhere in the darkness, the gambler he broke even
[02:16.14]But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep
[02:21.22]You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em
[02:27.82]Know when to walk away, know when to run
[02:32.34]You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table
[02:37.96]There'll be time enough for countin', when the dealin's done
[02:43.31]You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em
[02:49.64]Know when to walk away, know when to run
[02:54.28]You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table
[02:59.94]There'll be time enough for countin', when the dealin's done
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